Factorial and construct validity of the revised short form integrative psychotherapy alliance scales for family, couple, and individual therapy

Family Process

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281-301

  Pinsof, William M ^a   Zinbarg, Richard ^a   Knobloch Fedders, Lynne M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance; Integrative; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 51349116902     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2008.00254.x     Document Type: Article

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